***NCAA Second Round: (7) Iowa State at (2) Stanford [Sun., 9:00 CT]***

[acoustimac]

As for Audi. I have a few thoughts. First, she will learn from this. Second, she will be better next year. Third, as I watched the game I felt a big part of her shooting problem was going up with the ball in both hands. It doesn’t allow her to create some space with her other arm. That made it much easier for Brink to stuff her shot. The other aspect of it that may not change is how quick she goes up. I’d like to see her catch and go before the defender can establish position.

The best part? We have really good coaches who know how to develop players.

 

[Cardinal2001]

It was toward the ISU bench. Should have been a bench technical as she had fouled out and was under bench rules. Needed someone to knock that whiny giraffe on her butt during the game.

Oh Audi did, and it was a highlight. So good!

 

[1100011CS]

Oh, then that was OK.

Right. I'm sort of okay with it if it was to our bench. I'm sure they were jawing at her. But if it was to the official it should have been a T.

 

[acoustimac]

Right. I'm sort of okay with it if it was to our bench. I'm sure they were jawing at her. But if it was to the official it should have been a T.

Here's the difference in players and their mental makeup. Could you imagine Emily or Audi reacting in that manner? IMO it would never happen. I wondered last night if there would be an apology statement or not due to all the publicity it received. I suspect I’ll be waiting a long time

 

[Freebird]

That was more like 15 feet on to the court from the coach. She was in the huddle.

Brink saying eff you to the ref (or our bench) within a few feet of the ref too. Yikes...

Saw that during the game. Nice.

 

[qwerty]

Out of 45:00 of game time, the score was within 4 points either way for 39:57. That is how close it was.

 

[acoustimac]

Just listened to the CF interview with Crooks and Bristow. Audi's response to the question about fouling out is the perfect example of her maturity and personality.
“What was your reaction to fouling out?"
Audi: “No reaction. You can never have a reaction. I will never have a reaction. Ever. You will not catch me complaining."

 

[SEIOWA CLONE]

She definitely said something, but I think it was directed towards the official

She dropped the F bomb, and looking at the video she said it to the ref as she walked by, and they should have given her a technical foul for it. I have seen players get a T for far less than that. You tell an official to F off in most sports and they are flagging you.

 

[jbhtexas]

As for Audi. I have a few thoughts. First, she will learn from this. Second, she will be better next year. Third, as I watched the game I felt a big part of her shooting problem was going up with the ball in both hands. It doesn’t allow her to create some space with her other arm. That made it much easier for Brink to stuff her shot. The other aspect of it that may not change is how quick she goes up. I’d like to see her catch and go before the defender can establish position.

The best part? We have really good coaches who know how to develop players.

You see this in both the men's/women's game...kids that had a size advantage in high school, when they get to college, have to learn how to create space, as they didn't really have the necessity to learn that skill in high school.

 

[jctisu]

Just listened to the CF interview with Crooks and Bristow. Audi's response to the question about fouling out is the perfect example of her maturity and personality.
“What was your reaction to fouling out?"
Audi: “No reaction. You can never have a reaction. I will never have a reaction. Ever. You will not catch me complaining."

Oh the shade!

 

[jcf817]

Just listened to the CF interview with Crooks and Bristow. Audi's response to the question about fouling out is the perfect example of her maturity and personality.
“What was your reaction to fouling out?"
Audi: “No reaction. You can never have a reaction. I will never have a reaction. Ever. You will not catch me complaining."

Can we please make her the face of women's college basketball? I'm so tired of the whiners.

 

[jctisu]

She dropped the F bomb, and looking at the video she said it to the ref as she walked by, and they should have given her a technical foul for it. I have seen players get a T for far less than that. You tell an official to F off in most sports and they are flagging you.

You are getting tossed in almost any contest saying “F you” right to the official.

 

[cyputz]

So damn proud of the women’s team. They played in one of the best women’s games I have watched.
Now get a strong agile forward next year to complement this team.
TREMENDOUS EFFORTS

 

[Three4Cy]

Can we please make her the face of women's college basketball? I'm so tired of the whiners.

Can we please make her the face of women's college basketball? I'm so tired of the whiners.

Made me think of this - is Brett Yormark wanting Audi to be the face of the Big12 next year?

 

[cytor]

Stanford got beat fair and square. They played "Hack-a-Shaq" with Crooks and got away with it all night.

 

[clonebb]

Maybe you don’t pass it in to Crooks so often with no kick out plan. 3-21 is on the coaches. Definitely the definition of insanity.

 

[Devon]

Great season for our women's team! It's tough enough to play a good team but to beat them down in their home AND against the refs was wonderful to watch. Now, about the finish...
Unbelievable that the refs didn't call a shooting foul or flagrant when their star diva took Crooks to the floor. That should have been (at least) a 2 shot "shooting foul" that would have put our team up by 3 with about 2 minutes to go. OK, so the blind refs miss that......but,
As their diva walks to the bench the cameras clearly catch her walking by the ref and saying "F&*# You" and NO CALL again. Minimum is a technical; maybe as a bench call because now she's fouled out. But the point is they did nothing.
This is what I expected from the trashy pac ten conference players but aren't the refs supposed to have a minimum amount of experience? This shows the sportsmanship being taught at opposing conferences by different coaches. Thank you Bill for teaching character in your team.
Bye bye pac 10.....forever.

 

[Cyrocks]

Maybe you don’t pass it in to Crooks so often with no kick out plan. 3-21 is on the coaches. Definitely the definition of insanity.

Meh. She simply missed shots she normally would make. She had an off night and they've won more games than lost with that strategy

Had they not thrown it to her than people would be complaining about the lack of touches for Crooks.

Little things hurt ISU in that game. The one play where the ISU player stole the ball, dribbled down court and lost the ball out of bounds as she went in for a lay up (sorry, can't remember her name), for example. There's two points. Not blaming the player at all. Sometimes things happen.

 

[cyclone13]

SIAP



Tara complimented our team in the beginning of the presser

 

[caulkasian]

Just watched the Crooks/Bristow presser. The only thing that would have made it more epic is if they had quoted the Illiad:

Propitious once, and kind! Then welcome fate!
'Tis true I perish, yet I perish great:
Yet in a mighty deed I shall expire,
Let future ages hear it, and admire!